TAREA PARA MARTES EL 8 DE ABRIL

1-Prepara para Prueba 1 el 8 de abril en clase: Haz Prueba 1 Mayo 2007
(Please bring the handout on "Masculine VS Feminine Nouns" that you did a while ago.(we never corrected it). For that file or more Paper 1 strategies go to this page >> AB INITIO-Paper 1
2-Prepara para Prueba 2 el 10 de abril en clase: -Escribe una entrevista. Puedes hacerlo con un compañero/a si quieres. No te olvides, sigue las sugerencias para entrevistas. (see this page for tips on Paper 2)>>AB INITIO-Paper 2
-Estudia los formatos de diferentes textos (hay que ver el archivo "FORMATS" en tu correo eléctronic
Un video para Carlos-tu ídolo Enrique:




TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 3 DE ABRIL

Para práctica en Prueba 1, Hay que hacer:

-2012 Texto C y D (only 2 questions in text D)
-2013 Texto C (si no has hecho) y Texto D
-2011 Texto D (solo 2 preguntas)

TAREA PARA MARTES EL 1 DE ABRIL


1) DO PAST PAPER 1 May 2013: TEXTO B Y TEXTO C

2) Choose two Paper 2 RECOUNT prompts to write (see last page of attached documente here>>>.
Try to do one with a partner if you can. Read and follow the model to see ideas on how to use a variety of tenses

3) Check models for different Formats on email (can't put here for copyright purposes)
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Tarea para jueves el 27 de marzo:

1) Do exercises in "Did you get it?" >>
a) Affirmative tú commands: pp 4,5,6,10 (do exercises as a review)
b) Negative tú commands: pp 7-9 (most important)

2) Past Paper 1 Texto A: May 2013 (handout)

3) Past Paper 2 (pink handout or attached) Choose one of the past paper prompts to complete (last page). Try to include a variety of ways to give a advice including affirmative and negative commands! Use a variety of verb tenses and a variety of vocabulary for the theme.
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ORAL INDIVIDUAL será EL 19-21 DE MARZO


See time line:
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DOCUMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC PICTURES YOU WILL RECEIVE FOR THE EXAMINATION. ALL DOCUMENTS AND ORAL EXAMPLES FOUND HERE >>AB INITIO-Oral Individual

TAREA PARA MARTES EL 11 DE MARZO


I) Firma tu nombre para el examen mock oral individual miércoles el 12 de marzo


II) Contesta las preguntas en este documento >

III) Memoriza el vocabulario en quizlet-(do activities, then take practice test) /conjuguemos-do 50 tries-hit record & send):
-CASA LOS QUEHACERES ORAL(quizlet)
-LA PLAYA ORAL (quizlet or conjuguemos)
-EL MEDIOAMBIENTE ORAL(quizlet)
-ALUMNOS EN UN SALON DE CLASE ORAL (quizlet)
-JOVENES SOñANDO DESPIERTO ORAL (quizlet)
-EL RESTAURANTE ORAL (quizlet)
IV) PRACTICA DESCRIBIENDO TODOS LOS DIBUJOS (¡GRABA TU VOZ POR 4 MINUTOS Y MáNDAMELO!!!!!!)(Be able to describe people physically + personality quickly & fluently without pauses!) eg..."En el centro del dibjuo hay un chico que se llama Carlos. Carlos tiene el pelo negro, corto y ondulado y tiene los ojos cafes. Es muy alto y guapo. Está llevando una camiseta blanca y unos jeans azules. Creo que Carlos está muy aburrido porque... Me parece que..."-then go on to say what he is doing.

TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 6 de MARZO


I) Practice describing the picture: Students daydreaming in Class (Use the documents:VOCAB SCHOOL CHORES to help you with vocabulary- refer to the section about how to describe the bubbles using different tenses. See the examples given and try to use similar constructions!
(Remember to follow the model to on the document "Outline & Model-READ OVER IT IF YOU HAVEN'T!)
Here is a quick overview in order of how you should describe:
A-General Description (who, what, where, when)
B-Specific Description:
-physical-hair, eyes, looks, clothes
C-Emotional description (how you think condition/feelings/state is):
"Creo que está triste." "Tiene ganas de llorar" "No le gusta..." etc.
D-Use some advanced structures with different tenses: preterite/imperfect together

It may be helpful to write out a description. If you want to write and send I'll look over it.
Or just practice describing the picture aloud. Practice describing without pauses! THEN YOU SHOULD SEND ME A 4 MINUTE RECORDING OF YOUR DESCRIPTION!

II) PRACTICE ANSWERING GENERAL QUESTIONS: I made a new document of questions. Please use this document instead of the previous one I gave you-it is more concises. The questions more narrowed down >>>

III) READ BELOW. DO HOMEWORK UNFINISHED FROM PREVIOUS CLASS (BELOW)

TAREA PARA MARTES EL 5 DE MARZO

PLEASE READ AND DO THE FOLLOWING:
I) Tricky Questions-blue handout or digital copy found on page >> AB INITIO-Oral Individual (Answer or Translate possible questions in General Conversations and phrases). USE THE PHRASES TO DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT PICTURES! SEE BELOW!

II) FOR HOMEWORK CHOOSE A PICTURE (SEE LIST OF 6 BELOW): REVISE/MEMORISE THE VOCABULARY FOR EACH THEME/PICTURE. THEN YOU MUST RECORD YOURSELF FOR 4 MINUTES DESCRIBING THE PICTURES ON A DEVICE AND YOU MUST SEND TO ME POR FAVOR! THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL IMPROVE IS TO PRACTICE DESCRIBING THE PICTURE ORALLY! Use the documents on strategies and the outline to help you describe effectively and logically.

IMPORTANT INFO YOU MUST READ BEFORE PRACTICING: According to IB requirements there must be a possiblity of 6 pictures in the Oral related to the 3 main topics: Individual & Society, Urban & Rural Environment, Work & Leisure. I will randomly give you 2 envelopes from the 6 and you will choose one without knowing what is inside. You are NOT allowed to see the pictures but I can tell you what themes they are based on. YOU HAVE DOCUMENTS (strategies, vocab) and pics that can help you prepare for the pictures that will be used in the examination!:
#1 LA PLAYA
A) MEMORIZE VOCAB>> Oral Ind vocab Vacaciones Playa & "Actividades Importantes" in document >> VOCAB CASA CHORES SCHOOL
B) ORALLY DESCRIBE PICTURES ON THE "PLAYA"

#2 EL MEDIOAMBIENTE EN LA PLAYA
A) MEMORIZE VOCAB>Vocab Medio Ambiente & "Actividades Importantes" in document VOCAB CASA CHORES SCHOOL.
B) ORALLY DESCRIBE PICTURES ON MEDIO AMBIENTE

#3 DIBJUO DE UNA FAMILIA EN CASA HACIENDO QUEHACERES
A) MEMORIZE VOCAB RELATED TO CHORES AND FAMILY >Vocab Casa Chores School
B) ORALLY DESCRIBE picture of family in house...and the picture found here> (will put on shortly)

#4 ALUMNOS EN CLASE
A) MEMORIZE VOCAB RELATED here >Vocab Casa Chores School
B) Orally describe picture: STUDENT IN CAFETERIA & STUDENTS IN CLASS DAYDREAMING

#5 TEENS DAYDREAMING (JOVENES Soñando Despierto)
A) MEMORIZE THE VOCAB FOR DESCRIBING PEOPLE WHO HAVE DAY DREAM BUBBLES & STARRED VOCAB in document> VOCAB CASA CHORES SCHOOL
B) Practice describing picture:STUDENTS IN CLASS DAYDREAMING

#6 EL RESTAURANTE:
A) MEMORIZE > Vocab Restaurante Oral & "Actividades Importantes" in document VOCAB CASA CHORES
B) Practice describing picture in: EL RESTAURANTE

III) Listen to examples of students in the oral interview >>AB INITIO-Oral Individual Notice how Henry makes mistakes but he offers information and speaks with confidence.

Do this homework only after you complete I, II & III:
IV) FINISH THE VERB OVERVIEW: note that the conditional tense has the same roots as the future tense-just different endings.

TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 27 DE FEBRERO:

1) Translate and memorize the vocabulario for "El medio ambiente" >

2) "Did you get it?" 8.1 (handout or attached)
a) If you haven't done it before (some of you already did this):
-do the vocab section to learn vocab: pp 1-3.
-Revise Regular Future tense: pp 7-9
b) Required: Irregular Future Tense (read and do exercises) pp 15-17

3) After doing 2b above, fill in "Verb Overview Chart" for the future tense

4) Practice describing los dibujos en tu paquete sobre "El Medio Ambiente" (Imagine all the pictures you say are in one picture: which is what it will be like in the picture of the Examen Oral).
-optional: Write a description if that helps and share on google docs.
-required: practice describing the picture, then record yourself describing the picture for 3 minutes & send to me so I can give you feedback! From experience, students who do these recordings and who practice describing aloud do the best job on the final examination.

5) Answer "Questions Oral Individual" from these sections:
El Medio Ambiente/La Comunidad y El Restaurante (you can answer orally along with your oral description of "El Medio Ambiente")

6)Listen to the sample individual orals if you haven't yet, click on this link >AB INITIO-Oral Individual


TAREA PARA MARTES EL 25 DE FEBRERO:

HAZ LA TAREA EN ORDEN DE IMPORTANCIA:

I) Haz todo el paquete: "Did you get it?" 5.2 pp.12-14,21
II) Memoriza el vocabulario para el restaurante:


III) Por favor lee el comentario que hice sobre tu descripción de la playa y corrige en google docs.

IV) Escucha unos ejemplos de estudiantes en el oral individual aquí > AB INITIO-Oral Individual (scroll down on this page to find): "Ejemplos del Oral Individual" (Also on that page please find the document "Useful Expressions" for a list of prepositions you can use to describe where people are in the picture).

V) Practica: Describe el dibujo que tienes sobre EL RESTAURANTE. (You can take notes about what you could say. If you want to write it out and send it to me on google docs, I´ll read over and give comments. Refer to the "Vocab Restaurante Oral" document. Also remember to sound more fluent, you should connect short sentences together with "que" "con" "para" etc.. Even more important than writing is to practice describing aloud as much as you can to improve your fluency and pronunciation. Record yourself describing the picture for 3 minutes and listen to yourself. You can send me a recording and I can give you feedback on what to improve. Be prepared on Monday to describe the picture to a classmate for 3 minutes using a recorder.)

The rest of the homework below is optional. You should complete it when you can. Finishing it can give you a good base, then you can focus on your descriptions of the pictures.

VI) Finish one or two columns of "Verb Overview"

VII) Answer some sections "Question Oral Individual":
ü Restaurante/Comida
ü La Rutina Diaria y La Vida Sana/Saludable
üCompras (Shopping)
-can send in google docs if you want and I'll make commentary. Or bring to class and I'll correct on hard copy.

VIII) Practice describing the "Playa" picture some more. The more you practice describing and speaking the better you will train your mouth and tongue to speak smoothly.

TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 20 DE FEBRERO:

1) Haz "Did you get it?" 5.1 (note that on page 10,11-use the tú command forms, not "usted" command forms as shown).

2) Memoriza el vocabulario de la playa que no sabes:
3) Respasa el vocabulario "Apariencia" haz un tic si sabes el vocab, indica si no lo sabes y pregúntame o a tus compañeros la próxima clase:

4) Escribe una descripción de uno de los dibujos en tu paquete de LA PLAYA (NO vas a tener que hacer una descripción escrita para todos los dibujos-solo este dibjuo):
-Usa el "Oral Individual Outline" (hoja verde) para ayudarte
-Incluye una variedad de verbos..eg...incluye una frase con el pretérito y el imperfecto,...
-POR FAVOR, SI PUEDES, ESCRÍBELO EN GOOGLE DOCS Y COMPÁRTELO CONMIGO.

5) "Verb Overview" HAZ las próximas dos columnas para "el imperfecto y presente perfecto" (hoja amarilla)

6) Questions Oral Individual-Contesta las preguntas sobre:
Los Quehaceres y La Rutina Diaria y La Vida Sana/Saludable -NO ES MUCHO-(puedes mandármelo en google docs)



TAREA PARA MARTES EL 18 DE FEBRERO:

1) Oral Indivdual Instructions: Por Favor Lee
2)Oral Individual Outline model: Read the outline, Then read the model for the picture in your packet (Students and teachers in the cafeteria). This will give you an idea of what you could say for the highest level!
3) Questions Oral Individual: answer the questions under the following headings: Trabajo Escrito, El Individuo y La Sociedad (familia), y La Educación Orally or Written or both if you want extra practice. Record your answers and send to me and I'll listen and give you feedback. You can cut and paste file to google docs and write answers, then I will written answers. Or write them on paper and I'll do only a quick check in class.
4) Verb Overview: Fill out the first 4 columns of all the verbs (Read the instructions at the top PLEASE): Use the Verb Wheel that I gave you to find the correct conjugations for Irregulars if needed. Memorize the forms so that you can more easily move from different tenses in speaking.
5) Useful Expressions & Oral Individual Strategies: Read over!
BE PREPARE TO COME TO CLASS AND PRACTICE DESCRIBING YOUR PICTURES USING THE STRATEGIES YOU READ!

TAREA PARA MARTES EL 11 DE FEBRERO:
-Revise and Memorise the ideas you wrote for the "Trabajo Escrito"
-See the grading criteria and TE Requirements: TRABAJO ESCRITO to grade yourself and ensure you have included "lo necesario"
martes el 11 de febrero: Trabajo Escrito
You leave your period 4 class 20 minutes early at 11:50. Take the time to eat a snack, etc.. Then be to my class by 11:00.
You will have 2 hours to take the exam: 11:05-1:05
Please bring a book or work to do if you finish the Written Assignement early. If you do finish early YOU MUST FIRST proofread your work for errors before turning in!

PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT RULES FROM THE IB AB INITIO GUIDE:
SOURCESStudents must consult between two and four sources in the target language. A source is any text linked to the topic that will enable the student to reflect on the culture(s) studied during the course. Sources may originate from the teacher and/or the student. Students may consult sources in other languages. (I UNDERSTAND THIS TO MEAN THAT YOU MAY HAVE MORE THAN 4 SOURCES BUT AT LEAST 2 MUST BE IN SPANISH-I WOULDN'T HAVE MORE THAN 5 TOTAL HOWEVER)

RULES FOR WHAT YOU MUST AND MUST NOT BRING INTO THE CLASSROOM:
1) The sources brought into the classroom must be clean, unmarked copies. Students can annotate the copies during the undertaking of the written assignment.Quotations can be included but will not be part of the overall word count. Quotations that are not appropriately referenced will be considered as plagiarism. Students may annotate the source material once the written assignment begins.
2)The use of a bilingual or monolingual dictionary and reference material is permitted in the classroom.
3) A bibliography in standard format with references to all sources in all languages (YOU CAN BRING IN A TYPED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH YOUR SOURCES)

RULES FOR WHAT THE TEACHER MUST PROVIDE FOR YOU:1-a copy of the assessment criteria is provided to the student
2-a copy of the formal requirements is provided to the student.
3-The student must submit a coversheet completed by the student and signed by both student and teacher (I WILL PROVIDE)

¡BUENA SUERTE CON TU PREPARACION!



TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 6 DE FEBRERO-EL TRABAJO ESCRITO:
Sobre CNY por favor haz lo siguiente:

1) FINISH YOUR RESEARCH (Take time to read a enough articles to get a good knowledge of your topic!) Don't just choose the first ones you find! Choose the best articles. You must have at least 2 sources in Spanish. The rest can be in a different language. See the requirements in document here -->TRABAJO ESCRITO
SEND ME YOUR ARTICLE LINKS PLEASE by FEBRUARY 2ND!

2) Fill in the Graphic organizer (DIGITAL VERSION) found on this page -->TRABAJO ESCRITO (CUT THE DIGITAL VERSION AND PASTE ON GOOGLE DOCS THEN FILL IN and share with me, SO I CAN MAKE COMMENTS MORE EFFECTIVELY) YOU MUST SEND GRAPHIC ORGANIZER by FEBRUARY 2ND so I can give you SUGGESTIONS BEFORE YOU WRITE THE PRACTICE TRABAJO ESCRITO!

3) Next, WRITE A PRACTICE TRABAJO ESCRITO. For language to use and the MODELS we wrote and for extra helps see documents here --->TRABAJO ESCRITO PLAGIARISM WARNING: PLEASE DO NOT COPY INFORMATION WORD FOR WORD OR USE IDEAS WITHOUT CITING THEM!!! IF YOU WRITE A PHRASE WORD FOR WORD YOU MUST CITE IT!! IF YOU USE SOMEONE'S ORIGINAL IDEA, YOU MUST CITE IT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE IB RULES ON THIS!

4) Bring your resources and your practice Trabajo Escrito to class jueves el 6 de febrero. You will use the grading criteria to grade your classmates' Trabajo Escrito and give feedback on how they can improve. Bring your bilbiography too!

5) You will edit your Trabajo Escrito to make it better using feedback from classmates.

TAREA PARA MARTES EL 28 DE ENERO:

YOU MUST COME TO CLASS WITH THE FOLLOWING:

1) PRINTED OUT RESOURCES/ARTICULOS MARKED AND SHOWING PROOF THAT YOU HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND READ CAREFULLY!!! YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 OR MORE RESOURCES IN SPANISH! Make sure to make a clean copy or save the website where you got the article from! For the actual Trabajo Escrito-you can only take in clean copies of your resources with no annotations/writing! That is the only thing you can take into the exam. Nothing else!
2) BRING TO CLASS YOUR BASIC Venn diagram with two circles filled in showing a BRAINSTORM of ALL YOUR IDEAS.
3) COME TO CLASS WITH LOTS OF IDEAS-YOU WILL BE GIVEN 40 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER. YOU WILL NEED TO THEN GET THE PLAN YOU HAVE OUTLINED IN THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER APPROVED FROM ME OR MEET WITH ME OUTSIDE OF CLASS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE YOU START WRITING YOU PRACTICE TRABJO ESCRITO.
4) You must look at all the important resources to help you do the best here!!!>TRABAJO ESCRITO

TRABAJO ESCRITO EL 11 DE FEBRERO


TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 23 DE ENERO


1) Revise Present Perfect Tense:
a-quickly revise what we learned in class in packet
b-Go to the page entitled: estructura--The present perfect. Read the explanation of this tense carefully on the two pages (important that you understand-there is some info I did not explain in class).
c-Do exercises Intentalo 1-4
d-Do Práctica 1-Completar 1-5 (remember to use the irregular forms of past participles when necessary) Revise irregular past participles in packet on page:
Past participles used as adjectives --> Irregular past participles

2) Do Masculine VS Feminine Nouns packet (digital file is found below under Prueba 1 preparation)

3) Write your targets for Paper 1 and Paper 2 (use handout given in class). See comments I gave on both papers under EBI (Even Better If) and consolidate what you think you most need to work on!

4) TRABAJO ESCRITO (WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT) Spend the rest of your time deciding on a topic and finding sources that you could use!

A-Send me BEFORE this Thursday (before day of class) what your topic is. If you don't send me your topic and I don't approve it-you will waste your time doing research!
B-Look up articles that you could use. You must find at least one article in Spanish! (if you send me your idea sooner, I might be able to help in finding resources!).
C-Bring the resources to class. You must come to class with these sources or it will put everyone in class behind in preparing for the written assignment!

feliz-navdiad.jpg Canciones de Navidad-- Navidad

TAREA SOBRE LAS VACACIONES DE NAVIDAD-¡PREPARACIÓN PARA EL EXAMEN MOCK! PAPER 1 & PAPER 2 INFO BELOW!

¡Cuida el medio ambiente! Escucha la canción ¿Dónde jugarán los niños? por el grupo Maná otra vez. Try to identify verb tenses we have learned: preterite, imperfect, future, progressive -ing forms, etc What vocab do you understand? ¿Cuál es el mensaje de la canción?
En vivo

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DO THE ITEMS MARKED "MÁS IMPORTANTE"!!!...Do the other items as time permits...All of the work below is designed to help you get the best grade you can on the MOCK EXAMS. GET OUT YOUR CALENDAR AND MAKE A PLAN AS TO WHEN YOU WILL COMPLETE EACH TASK BELOW:

PRUEBA 1 PREPARACIÓN:

A) MÁS IMPORTANTE: Haz Past Paper 1 (HANDOUT in class)-I chose this because it has some similar themes to the Mock Exam. You should look over strategies, memorize vocab, and do exercises below before doing the Past Papers , but if you run out of time do PAST PAPER over everything else!!!! I suggest that you time yourself for 1 hour and 30 minutes just like the real exam! Once you have completed the past paper, let me know and I will send you the MARK SCHEME FOR IT! -Just want you to try it first before you look at Mark Scheme.

FOR EXTRA PRACTICE: Here is the Past Paper from last May (last text is missing due to copyright issues):


Let me know if you want more PAST PAPERS with similar themes somewhat like Mock...


Here is spread sheet to calculate each Component of the Ab Initio Exam. Grade boundaries are included. Once you

have corrected your Paper 1, you can see your level:



B) Lee las estrategias y haz los ejercicios sobre sustantivos masculinos vs femeninos-to help you use better guessing strategies with fill in the blank and matching questions:
Please send completed exercise pages if you want it corrected before Mocks.

C) IMPORTANTE: Memoriza el vocabulario para Prueba 1 Mock:

D) REQUIRED MEMORIZATION HOMEWORK!!: You will need to know Environment Vocab for Mocks.Please go to www.conjuguemos.com choose: Spanish Vocab book >Avancemos 2>Avancemos 2: Unit 8.1> Do 50-100 tries>Hit record and send.

E) IMPORTANTE: Memoriza los verbos comunes que encontrás en Prueba 1 Mock:

Optional: go to conjuguemos for EXTRA memorization practice: Do activity: "Paper 1 Verbs","Paper 1 Vocabulary" (This is not currently on conjuguemos...in the processes of completion)


PRUEBA 2 PREPARACIÓN:

A) ¡MAS IMPORTANTE PARA LOS MOCKS! >>NOT GIVEN IN CLASS!!>>>THIS FILE HAS DETAILED INFO TO HELP YOU GET THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON PAPER 2. IT HAS MODELS AND PAST PAPER PROMPTS FOR YOU TO PRACTICE! Please look at this file to help you on Paper 2! >>>

B)Lee Paper 2 Tips:


C) IMPORTANTE: Check email for attached Formats-PAY SPECIAL attention to the following formats:
-COMENTARIO/MENSAJE (This is a comment/message you would make on a website in response to an article on the internet)
-ANUNCIO/POSTER
-ARTICULO
-ENTREVISTA
-DIARIO



THEMES YOU SHOULD REVISE:
  • LA COMIDA SANA
  • EL MEDIO AMBIENTE
  • LAS FIESTAS
  • VACACIONES/LA CIUDAD/LAS VISTAS EN UNA CIUDAD HISTORICA
  • ACTIVIDADES DE UNA PERSONA FAMOSA
  • ACTIVIDADES PARA MANTENERSE EN FORMA
  • ACTIVIDADES PARA DIVERTIRSE (TO HAVE FUN)
  • LO QUE PASA EN EL MUNDO (CURRENT EVENTS IN THE WORLD) Y TU OPINION
  • PLANES PARA EL FUTURO (DESPUES DE GRADUARTE, PLANES PARA LA UNIVERSIDAD, ¿Qué estudiarás? ¿Qué harás? ¿Trabajarás? ¿Tendrás un/a novio/a? ¿Dónde vivirás? Etc…)

D) Practice with Future tense verbs on conjuguemos Click on the left: Spanish Verbs > Go to 13. FUTURE TENSE (all verbs). Do 50-100 tries depending on how much time you need to learn them. Click record and send to show me you did it.

E) Do this worksheet to help you avoid common errors and remember what to proofread:


¡¡¡BUENA SUERTE EN TUS EXAMENES!!
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TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 19 DE DICIEMBRE
I) Haz los siguiente: Did you get it Packet? (Future tense of irregular verbs: pp.15-17 + fill in verb chart for future and conditional verbs + do last page COMO CUIDAR EL MEDIO AMBIENTE-important to prepare for Mock Exam.) I think someone left their packet in class. If so please let me know and I´ll send the documents to you.

II) Finish from Homework 2 classes ago if not completed: Hay que ver la tarea abajo-el 12 de diciembre.

III) PLEASE READ-Important INFO about Written Assignement: Attached is the "Trabajo Escrito" we wrote in class. Please have a look over it and read it. Notice how I changed some things to make the Description for Halloween more balanced. I took info from comparison and put in Description. (also added to google docs). The purpose of writing this together was to help you go through the process of writing one together so you could see the process you will need to go through to plan and write your own. We planned, wrote, analyzed, changed and rewrote to come up with a good final product. You should do this as well before you write the real Trabajo Escrito in February after Chinese New Year. Here is a timeline for what you will need to do:

1) BEFORE WINTER break-give me your topic. Lo siento-I am not allowed to let you choose the same topic as someone else. Here is what I have so far (included ideas to guide you!):
Joie de Vie: Tomb Sweeping Day/Chinese Worship of Ancestors VS Day of the Dead (If you can find some good articles on Tomb Sweeping Day/Chinese Ancestor worship, this would be a really good topic! You would have to change the focus a bit from the paper we wrote-can't copy directly. Can use the same sources we used for Day of the Dead. Would take some thought.)

Carlos: Films from Spain VS Films from UK (try to narrow focus-some ideas: A fantasy Film in UK vs a Fantasy Film in Spain -e.g...you could compare Pans Labyrinth with Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis adapted to a movie. Both are stories of good vs evil. Both appear to be movies for children but there are deeper messages for adults. They have different endings/messages..why? Pans Labyryth turns out to be confusing/shocking/perhaps not appropriate for children because it has a somewhat tragic ending. What historical events/cultural views/beliefs influenced the stories & endings? How do cultural artistic forms/genres such as surrealism/realism influence the story of Pans Labyryth?... would need to do a bit of research but could be interesting. Remember you only need 300 words so don't need to go into too much detail. Or you could compare Pans Labyrinth with the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales & Ancient GermanFolklore. (the orignals were quite grim) You could compare the recent movie Snow White with Charlize Theron (a Grimm Fairy Tale) to Pans Labyrinth?? Throwing out ideas for you...

Rafael: Chinese New Year VS New Years in Spain if Joie de Vie doesn't do?

Ruby:
Kelvin:
Jacky:
See files in previous HW for ideas.

2) Over winter break find articles on your topic. Send me the articles/links to see if they are appropriate. Read the articles underlining and annotating relevant info.

3) After Mock Exams: Week of January 20th fill out graphic organiser very carefully and thoughtfully. Your graphic organiser will be checked to see if your ideas and organisation are logical and sound.

4) During Week of Jan 27th and/or during Chinese New Year: Jan 30-Feb.5th: Using your graphic organiser to guide you-You will write a practice "Trabajo Escrito". AFTER you write it, you may want to get a Spanish speaker/or someone who knows Spanish to check over it for accuracy and understanding of message. Remember-it should be your own work. Memorize how you wrote it so you are prepared to write the real thing.

5) Write "Trabajo Escrito" in Class on 13th February for 2 hours. Periods 5, 6 & lunchtime (11:10-1:10) Will need to eat something before or eat a late lunch.

TAREA PARA MARTES EL 18 de diciembre

II) Termina la tarea sobre el medio ambiente (12 de diciembre) si no lo terminaste

III) Answer Reflexión questions: -Look at the notes we took in class in document, then write the answers to the 3 questions >>>-Write the sentences as you would in the actual essay. See the model essay to help you>>>


IV) Choose a topic for your own "Trabajo Escrito" take some time to do some research on the internet to get ideas or find sources. Here are some possible ideas.
Topics should come from Ab Initio Themes. Look at themes and see if there is a topic that interests you to compare to your culture:

TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 12 DE DICIEMBRE

Hay una sección en los Mocks sobre el medio ambiente (environment). Por eso hay que hacer lo siguiente:
-Ve el libro en la red- AVANCEMOS OR HARD COPY: PP 422,423-THE ENVIRONMENT (EL MEDIO AMBIENTE)
1- Primero lee A-D en pp. 422,423 y contesta estas preguntas en el documento aquí>>> - puedes ver p. 441 "En resumen" para la lista de vocabulario en inglés y español.
2-Luego tienes que ver el video en p. 422 para mejorar tu entendimiento del vocabulario.
3-Después, para practicar el vocabulario,hay que hacer pp.1-3 aquí >>>
4-Por último, para mejorar tu entendimiento del futuro debes hacer el resto de los ejercicios en pp. 3,4,5 aquí>>>

También-take some time to revise corrected assignments you have got back to understand your errors, why you made them, and to help avoid them in the future!

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TAREA PARA MARTES EL 10 DE DICIEMBRE

POR FAVOR HAZ LOS EJERCICIOS EN ESTE DOCUMENTO AQUI >>>
"did you get it?" for future is here >>>

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TAREA PARA MARTES EL 3 DE DICIEMBRE

I) Please do all 3 readings in Spanish for Tuesday and answer the questions attached below. It is important you complete these 3 readings, not only to help you prepare for Paper 1, but also because if you don't do the readings you will be unprepared for what we do in class on Tuesday! Please do them!

II) IMPORTANTE:As you are reading, with a hi-liter, mark on the texts the similarities and differences between Day of the Dead and Halloween and then fill out the Venn Diagram preferrably IN SPANISH showing that you understand and can explain the differences and similarities. You will then use the Venn Diagram to write your practice "Written Assignment" next class. Filling in the Venn Diagram with as many ideas as you can will help you write a better Practice Written Assignment!! Which in turn will help you prepare for real Written Assignment on February 2nd.

1)TEXT #1: ORANGE TEXTBOOK "CURSO DE ESPANOL PARA EXTRANJEROS 2" PP. 74,75- ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ATTACHED SHEET-handout also given to you in class:
2)TEXT #2
(handout given last class) or open here
Escuchar Día de Los Muertos"WATCH THE FIRST VIDEO FOUND ON THIS PAGE IN MY WIKISPACES HERE >HOLIDAYS-Dia de los Muertos and fill in the blanks with the correct word. Then answer the questions for párrafos 1, 2 y 3 in file.

3) TEXT #3 Reading given in class "Similitudes y Diferencias Entre Halloween y Día de Los Muertos" also attached: and answer the attached questions! here >>
4) See Readings in English below or that I gave to you in the Halloween vs Day of the Dead packet. Use those sources to help you fill in the Venn Diagram further. also attached:

BE PREPARED WITH A VENN DIAGRAM THAT IS COMPLETELY FILLED IN AND WELL THOUGHT OUT- SO THAT YOU CAN WRITE AN EFFECTIVE PRACTICE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT ON TUESDAY IN CLASS!!!!

TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 28 NOVIEMBRE
!Muy bien hecho con las presentaciones sobre Picasso, Frida Kahlo y Salvador Dali!
¡Todos mejoraron su habilidad de hablar! Ahora para el jueves tienes más oportunidad de practicar hablar:
1) Practice for Oral Assessment (Interview about your Childhood) Do the exercises on the other side (2nd page) to practice. Also practice asking and answering questions with a classmate or on your own. You should practice aloud.
To revise vocab for oral go to conjuguemos and practice vocab "Cuando era niño"


2) Prepare for short written assessment on preterite vs imperfect: Revise and finish the packet on imperfect vs pret pp. 114, 116 (you should have already completed pp. 113, 115). Hay que entregar la próxima clase para corrección.

3) Prepare for a short assessment on vocabulary from Unidad 4 Lección 1. To revise go
to conjuguemos Choose book vocab-Avancemos 2: Unit 4-1 OR go to quizlet : Avancemos 2 Unidad 4 Lección 1-go through flashcards on computer or on your phone.

IMPORTANTE!!!!!PLEASE BRING THE PACKET OF MATERIALS I GAVE YOU IN CLASS ABOUT DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AND THE TRABAJO ESCRITO TO CLASS ON TUESDAY!!! WE WILL DO SOME OF THIS IN CLASS RATHER THAN FOR HW. HW IS BELOW-START ON IT NOW!:
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¡TAREA PARA MARTES EL 26 NOVIEMBRE¡¡¡¡¡
PREPARA PARA TU DIA DE LOS MUERTOS PRESENTACION Y ALTAR:
1) Haz las correcciones de la biografía de Picasso/Frida/Salvador Dali en google docs.-lee los comentarios y corrige!!
2) Planifica la decoración de tu altar para tu persona muerta. Escribe una descripción del altar. (para un ejemplo hay que ver la descripción del altar de Selena-see file below-Biography famous person)
3) Tienes que preparar la decoración de tu altar. Solo te voy a dar 10 minutos al principio de la clase para preparar para la presentación.
4) Tienes que dividir las partes de tu presentación entre los dos y memorizar. (you can't read your biography-you can only use notes with key words and phrases...not complete sentences) Think of some kind of ritual/ceremony...eg momento de silencio, ver un video corto, una canción, etc..)

¡HAZ JUEVES, VIERNES, SABADO O DOMINGO!!!
So that you can focus on the above, the only other homework that I'm giving you is memorize the vocab from Unit 4 Lesson 1 of Avancemos to prepare for a short assessment Thursday on Unit 4 Lesson 1 on vocab and preterite vs imperfect. REQUIRED: Go to conjuguemos Choose book vocab-Avancemos 2: Unit 4-1. You must do 70 tries-record and send. Besides conjuguemos, for further revision go to quizlet and download flashcards to your phone: Avancemos 2 Unidad 4 Lección 1-go through flashcards on your phone.


TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 21 DE NOVIEMBRE

1) En parejas, redacta (edit) tu biografia sobre la persona famosa en "google docs"-hay que ver los comentarios que yo escribí. Debes incluir una frase usando el preterite y el imperfecto. eg..."Salvador Dali was living in Figueres, Spain when he died." Ruby y Rafael por favor termina la biografía para que yo pueda corregirlo.


2) Planica con tu compañero/a- decide how to decorate your altar and bring the materials next class. You will have 10 minutes at the end of class to decorate the altar and plan. You will then need to write a description of the altar (see the Selena model). El próximo martes el 26 de noviembre you will have to do a "Dia de los muertos" altar presentation telling about the biograhy and describing the altar. You must divide the work up between the two of you. You cannot read a script, but you can look at brief notes as in the example presentation I gave you today. You will be graded on your written biography and on your oral presentation.

3) To practice the preterite and imperfect please do the 2 attached worksheets. y




TAREA PARA MARTES EL 19 DE NOVIEMBRE

1) Mándame una foto de tu niñez si puedes (Also notice that we did not have oral assessment "Cuando era niño"-we will do it next class'Revising Paper 1 answers took longer than planned and you needed to learn imperfect vs preterite)

2) Haz "Did you get it?" handout (pp1-12) Revise the explanation of preterite vs imperfect in the packet and in the book p.208.

3) With your partner write a first draft of a biography about a person who has passed away 'en el mundo hispanohablante". Write it on googledocs-so you can work on it simultaneously; please share your googledocs with me! Please read the requirements for using preterite and imperfect (handout or attached) and don't use google translate: También vas a usar la información de la biografía para un "assessment" oral el 26 de noviembre. Tú y tu compañero(a) van a crear un altar y hacer una presentación sobre tu persona. Te explico la próxima clase.

PLEASE BRING YOUR AVANCEMOS BOOK AND DAY OF DEAD PACKET NEXT CLASS...

Shakira alejandro sanz

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1) ¡Mándame una foto de tu niñez! para una actividad en clase
2) Haz "Past Papers" Alejandro Sanz & Shakira
a. underline preterite verbs and circle imperfect verbs in the texts)
b. Contesta las preguntas
Hay que seguir las estrategias para Prueba 1:
a-skim the reading;look at the title and the pictures; get the main idea of the text.
b-Read the prompt carefully so you know what part of the text to read. This will save you time from reading the whole text.
c-read the questions carefully & UNDERLINE the key words/ phrases to help you answer the question
d-go back to the text and find the key words/phrases-UNDERLINE where the answer is found and read carefully.
e-remember when given a choice of options to choose from in the right hand column, the answers will usually be more or less in alphabetical order!
3) Practica para el examen oral la próxima clase sobre tu niñez-y el imperfecto (see below-Oral Interactivo de niño)

Porfavor acuérdate...¡Trae el paquete de "Día de los Muertos´´y el libro Avancemos Unidad 4 a la clase el jueves!

TAREA PARA MARTES EL 12 DE NOVIEMBRE

To prepare for speaking assessment in class and to do writing assessment below (outside of class)
Para repasar el imperfecto hay que ver este video Lady Gaga style > VERBS-Imperfect Tense ¡Carlos yo sé que es tu video favorito!
1-Haz "Cuando era niño" & "Imperfect Verbs" 75 or more tries for each activity to memorize and learn the vocabulary and imperfect verb conjugations. conjuguemos Also you can go through the picture cards you have with the childhood vocabulary written on the back. Put aside the ones you know and continue to memorize those you don't know.

2-Haz "Paper 2"-Writing Assessment: You will write a blog about your childhood. You must learn the format of a blog as it may likely be a task in the IB examination. Please look at the format PPt to help you write a better blog!> Note: Avoid using an online translator especially when using verbs. Don't write anything if you don't understand what you are writing!

3-Oral Assessment in Class on Tuesday! Prepara y practica para el oral en clase el martes!!. Vas a tener que hacerlo en clase con un compañero/a delante de los otros estudiantes en clase.


TAREA PARA JUEVES EL 7 DE NOVIEMBRE


I-Paquete: Actividades de Niño (recibiste en clase):
1) página 3: Haz emparejar (matching) 1-10 (Match the person to the correct verb on the right) eg "Cuando Paco era niño...

2) "Tarjetas Rosadas de Flash-(escribe el inifinitivo del verbo correcto detrás de la tarjeta). Para ayuda debes ver la lista "Actividades de Niño" en la primera página del paquete

3) página 4: ¿De qué frecuencia?: Contesta las preguntas 1-10

II-Paquete "El Tiempo Imperfecto"
1) Rellena (fill in) la tabla de verbos para el imperfecto -AR verbs y -ER, -IR verbs
2) Haz "Did you Get it?" pp. 4-6

III-Lee IX-Selena Biografía (found below in "Tarea Biography") Read the biography: underline the preterite verbs and circle the imperfect verbs. Then answer the questions: 27-40 for the biography and altar description.

¡Buena suerte!

ORAL ASSESSMENT ON-PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT-la próxima semana: Grupos para la ceremonía del altar (tributo, biografía y descripción del altar)-

Joie de Vie y Jesus- Picasso

Rafael y Ruby-Salvador Dali

Mario y Carlos-?? (piensa y díme)

Tarea para martes el 5 de noviembre

1-Revise the Nacho en Zambia verbs if needed to complete your test next class:

2-Open the file "Tarea Biography" and do I-VIII for Tuesday and IX for Thursday: all of the packet answer questions 1-40 --> (use handouts given in class)

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!
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Tarea para jueves el 31 de octubre "El día de las brujas"-Halloween

Estudia para el examen sobre Unidad 3 Lección 2 el jueves:
Para repasar:
A.Haz los siguientes ejercicios del libro "Avancemos 2" en tu cuaderno naranja (in your orange notebook) or en una hoja digital y màndamelo por correo eléctronico.
1. Avancemos 2 p.179 ex.11 "En el Mercado" 1-6
2. p.172-Revise "Nota Gramatical" how to use "hace..que" then translate the following phrases:
a. How long have you been speaking Spanish?
b. I've been speaking Spanish for 1 year.
c. How long have you been doing HW?
d. I've been doing HW for 2 hours.

3. p. 175-Revise "Nota Gramatical" how to use "hace..que" a different way. How is it different than on p. 172?? Then translate the following phrases:
a. I went to Spain two years ago.
b. I got up 15 hours ago.
c. We saw the soccer game between Barcelona and Madrid 3 days ago.

B. Memorize the vocabulary for Unidad 3 Lección 2 by either -doing 4 activities: flashcards, scatter, space race, speller, test, etc. on quizlet or -by doing at least 40 tries on conjuguemos -vocabulary for Unidad 3 Lección 2

C. Memorize the irregular verbs and stem-changing verbs by revising verb charts and by doing more practice on conjuguemos

D. Re-Read the "Nacho en Zambia" story and make sure you understand it.

¡BUENA SUERTE CON LOS ESTUDIOS!

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Tarea para martes el 27 y 29 de octubre (check both dates):

Objetivos: Repasar y practicar los verbos irregulares en el pretérito. Aprender los verbos irregulares-stem changers. Aprender vocabulario Unidad 3.2 ¿Filmamos en el Mercado? (ask and talk about items in a marketplace).

Haz para domingo el 27 de octubre (Do by Sunday 27th October)!:

1) Haz "Did you Get it?" Irregular Verbs: pp. 15-17
2) Escucha la canción en pretérito: VERBS-Preterite Irregular (scroll down to finish watching "Trucos" video by Kaoshiung Am School-Tricks to remember grammar rules)

3) conjuguemos
Haz:
A) Preterite Irregular Verbs Category 1& 2 NO ACCENTS- 25 or more tries at least 85% correct (record & send)
B) Preterite Irregular Verbs Category 3 NO ACCENTS-60 o más intentos, por lo menos 85% correctos (record & send)

3) Rellena la tabla de verbos para stem changing verbs (stem-changing verb charts)-Handout or find here: VERBS-Preterite Stem Changers (Highlight the stem changes or write in a different color)

4) Haz "Did you Get it?" pp.18,19,20

5) Go to quizlet
-Chapter 3 Lesson 2-Avancemos Spanish (Go through the flashcards at least one time and listen to the pronunciation
-Download the flashcards onto a device so that you can study them on the go or while waiting!!

Haz para martes el 29 de octubre (Do by Tues. 29th October)!:

5) Do conjuguemos Preterite Tense: Stem Changing Verbs-Haz 50 o más intentos (record & send)

6) Do the attached exercises with Avancemos

7)Do "Did you get it?" pp12-14
¡Buena suerte! Por favor escríbeme si tienes dudas o problemas.
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Tarea para jueves el 24 de octubre:

Objetivos: Aprender los verbos irregulares en el pretérito

I. Haz los ejercicios sobre el cuento "Nacho en Zambia If you don't have your transition words handout go to -Transition Words
2. Rellena la tabla de verbos 3. Ver los videos sobre el pretérito irregular --> VERBS-Preterite Irregular